The Selberg Trace Formula and Selberg Zeta-Function for Cofinite Kleinian Groups with Finite Dimensional Unitary Representations: Stony Brook University PhD Thesis

Joshua S. Friedman

Published 2006-12-28Version 1

For cofinite Kleinian groups, with finite-dimensional unitary representations, we derive the Selberg trace formula. As an application we define the corresponding Selberg zeta-function and compute its divisor, thus generalizing results of Elstrodt, Grunewald and Mennicke to non-trivial unitary representations. We show that the presence of cuspidal elliptic elements sometimes adds ramification point to the zeta function. In fact, if D is the ring of Eisenstein integers, then the Selberg zeta-function of PSL(2,D) contains ramification points.